2021 FACTS AND FIGURES PLEASE RECYCLE FP1330 RECYCLE PLEASE OPENING THE DOOR TO INNOVATION AND BOLDLY

WALKING › Human-machine interaction – Developing technologies in the areas THROUGH of health, security and the economy to improve lives now and in the future. TOGETHER › Next-generation computing – Finding new ways to use and protect data in a future where quantum technologies bring both promise and risk. uwaterloo.ca/global-impact › Social and economic prosperity – Examining how technology and policy Waterloo calls on all play important roles in creating a creators, explorers and world free from discrimination. boundary-pushing › Sustainable planet – Exploring the implications of living in a period of thinkers to join us climate crisis, while creating clean in delivering solutions and sustainable energy alternatives.

to today’s and › Technology and human health – tomorrow’s challenges Changing the way we see individual and public health by integrating all in six critical areas: disciplines in the search for solutions.

› Transformational discoveries – Understanding that the next breakthrough to drive society forward will be built on the fundamental science that came before it. YOU+WATERLOO

A model of a 21st-century university

Founded in 42,000+ full and part-time students 1957 enrolled in undergraduate and with engineering graduate programs (Fall 2020) and co-operative education as cornerstones IN CANADA for computer science, mathematics and engineering CAMPUSES #1 (Maclean’s 2021, overall) 4 LOCATED IN: › Cambridge › Kitchener FULL-TIME FACULTIES › Stratford 6 1,380 FACULTY 25,000+ › Waterloo › Arts 940+ male / 430+ female (2020) (main campus) › Engineering › Environment › Health › Mathematics › Science EXPERIENCE-RICH EDUCATION

World-class scholarship deepens with work-integrated learning in the world’s leading co-operative education program

7,100+ active co-op employers #1 (2019-20) Students IN CANADA graduate FOR EMPLOYER- with up to STUDENT CONNECTIONS 2 YRS #2 in Canada of paid work for partnerships 69% experience with employers OF STUDENTS (QS Graduate have an entrance Employability average of 90% or 25,000+ Rankings 2020) higher (Fall 2020) CO-OP STUDENTS ENROLLED REPORTED 73% of all EARNINGS undergraduates $295.5M (Fall 2020) by Waterloo co-op students in 2019-20 WORLD-CHANGING RESEARCH

Changing the world begins with a passion for discovery, broad research intensity and focus on interdisciplinary strength

NOBEL $247.7M 1 LAUREATE IN RESEARCH FUNDING from public and private Canada 150 sources (2019-20) 2 Chairs Killam Prize 74 Canada CREATOR-OWNED winners 5 Research Intellectual Property Chairs Rights Policy 30+ Senate- 100+ CANADA'S approved funded research Research centres Chairs

Canada Excellence #1 Research Chair RESEARCH 1 UNIVERSITY (comprehensive research funding category) for from corporate 13 consecutive 26% collaborations (2019-20) years (Research Infosource 2020) STRONG STARTUP CULTURE

Waterloo’s leadership in research and entrepreneurship connects Canadian academics with industry

JOBS CREATED across 400+ Velocity 5,000+ startups from 2008-20

474 University VELOCITY IS of Waterloo THE MOST entrepreneurs have raised PRODUCTIVE INCUBATOR $12.9B (Pitchbook 2020) by private investment IN CANADA 92% ONE-YEAR company survival rate $1.67B 71% THREE-YEAR INVESTED CAPITAL company survival rate in Velocity companies (2019) since 2008 research funding from corporate collaborations (2019-20) of tech founders in Canada graduated from Waterloo 19% (University of Toronto Impact Centre 2019) OVERCOMING THE STATUS QUO

We are committed to addressing the deep structural challenges to equity for marginalized communities in higher education and in society

PRESIDENT’S works on building an equitable institution where all faculty, ANTI-RACISM students and staff can learn, grow and thrive; where they feel valued, TASK FORCE empowered, represented and safe (PART) (membership announced December 2020)

HUMAN RIGHTS, EQUITY 80+ AND INCLUSION (HREI) people working workshops through PART and 68 events its related groups 17 1,700+ 175+ engaged University community consultation hours members in various forms of conducted by BIPOC HREI training (2020) faculty, students and staff to inform the initiation of PART HOME TO THE GLOW CENTRE deliverables Canada’s oldest continuously 33 identified (2020) run LGBTQ2+ student organization since 1971 ACADEMIC STRENGTH

Waterloo’s international community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and partners understand that shared success makes us all stronger

joint academic 57 agreements 4,500+ 149 STUDENT international student MOBILITY experiences (2019-20) AGREEMENTS (2020) 22% UNDERGRADUATE $46M raised from GRADUATE 10K+ DONORS 40% STUDENTS across 39 countries are international (2019-20) (2019-20) 220,000+ ALUMNI IN 151 COUNTRIES graduated since 1957 GLOBAL IMPACT

FIND THEIR STORIES AT:

uwaterloo.ca/global-impact

Get to know some of Waterloo’s world-changing students, alumni and faculty in the Global Impact Report.

IYINOLUWA ABOYEJI NAFISEH NAFISSI JUAN MORENO-CRUZ

KEER LIU HAMID TIZHOOSH LAURA MIDDLETON In 1957, the University of Waterloo opened its doors to 74 engineering students with co-operative education as its cornerstone.

Today, with more than 42,000+ students attending annually, Waterloo is #1 in Canada for experiential learning and employer-student connections.

With a global network spanning more than 220,000 alumni in 151 countries, Waterloo attracts world-class scholars including a Nobel Laureate, leads in providing work-integrated learning opportunities with 7,100+ active co-op employers and fosters an entrepreneurial spirit that’s created 5,000+ jobs through Velocity alone, Canada’s most productive startup incubator by private investment.

This is why 474 Waterloo entrepreneurs have been able to raise $12.9 billion since 2006. It’s also why more than 10,000 donors from 39 countries donated $46 million to Waterloo in 2019-20 and continue to donate today.

The University of Waterloo continues to spur innovation to solve problems on a global scale. Together, with the help of our partners and community, we can accomplish even more. JUAN MORENO-CRUZ FIND OUT MORE AT:

uwaterloo.ca/global-impact

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